[006 Read] Nerdy Nerd

I haven't posted in FOREVER AND EVER. I think I should make a new years resolution and attempt to post more then once a year. Perhaps a couple times a month? Life has been hectic and busy, crazy busy. School consumes you and your soul.

Anyways, while I should have been reading for my upcoming midterms... (ahhh so much reading, I wish there were more hours in the day) I took a break and found some pretty interesting articles on Twitter. And much to anyone's surprise they are both related about... medicine. Go figure, told ya, school consumes your soul.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/epatientdave/2014/01/23/this-15-year-old-absolutely-nails-what-patient-centered-is-and-isnt/?utm_campaign=forbestwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

This is pretty interesting, I've taken medical ethics and we learned that being responsive and attending to the patient is one of the biggest YESES. However this is thought provoking, it makes you realize that space, and being respectful of a patient are very important. I will def keep this in mind!

Secondly, dun dun dun... I have been on a crazy (or I'm trying to be) health streak! Mainly because my grandmother called me 'chubby' and we all know its fo realz when your gramma calls you that. Anyways, there's always been this HUGE antioxidant controversy, I for one am against taking the extra supplements, I do take vitamins (even though I've heard that most are bad for you) But as a graduate student, your diet is the absolute worst. Anyways, they just published this paper entailing that antioxidants may be bad for you?! Hmmmm. It's going to cause some confusion for sure. I do know for a fact that just eating healthier is quite possibly the best way to get all your antioxidants and vitamins in one big BANG.

http://www.nature.com/news/antioxidants-speed-cancer-in-mice-1.14606

Okay that's enough for now, off to studying I gooooooo! Hopefully I'll post soon. jks, I will!

-M

[003 Be Merry]

The usual, head back to school soon, wasting all the time in the world doing nothing basically... you know? Anyways, came across this... made me smile. :)

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/04/how-to-date-a-girl-who-writes/

[ 005 Read ] Wise

Paulo Coelho is a wise, wise man. Just finished re-reading 'The Alchemist', def loved it 300x more the second time around. You can relate to it a lot more after you've lived through your super early 20's. Ha.

“I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.”  

"The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.” 

[002 Be Merry & 003 Eat!]

Couldn't help it, I feel the need to blog about two awesome, awesome things!

First, I experienced one of those cool, cute, heartfelt random acts of kindness today. The guy in front of me in the Starbucks drive thru line paid for my coffee. When I got up to the window to pay, the barista as like 'The guy in front of you just paid for everything, he's been doing random acts of kindness for the kids of Sandy Hook.' I was baffled and shocked and amazed all at one, so of course, I had to pass it along! :) So sweet, made my day!

SECONDLY, I put spicy guacamole in my grilled cheese today! OH MY GOSH. It was amazinggggggggggggg!



-M

[001 Be Merry!] Break it down...

Almost a year since I've posted. Funny how that keeps happening. Anyways I've got a bit of a 'break' from school at the moment. woohoo! :) I've been pinning all of these awesome new things that I want to try... so hopefully I remember to blog about it? heh.

[002 Eat] Cheeeesy love

Wedding season is here, that means I have to tell myself 'Mayuri you have nice outfits you need to fit into, so be healthy'. You would think that being vegetarian and all that would be healthy....but no quiet the contrary! I love, love, love , LOVE carbs. So eating healthy and still getting my carb fix is quiet a challenge. Since I'm home on break for the summer, mom usually makes lunch in the morning before heading to work... but today I wasn't feeling the usual daal/bhaat combo (whose surprised, I wasn't up for Indian food?) SOOOOOO my bro and made these amazing wheat tortilla quesadillas loaded with veggie goodness, beans and low fat cheese. YUM.

My bro was actually a fan (which says a lot because...he is not fond of my cooking what-so-ever) ha.

I guess the take home point is that little substitutions count, wheat instead of white, extra veggies, and cheese made from skim milk. :)

-M

[001 Eat] Oh hi!

Its been almost a YEAR since I've blogged (or sure does feel like it). I was much better at this back in highschool - but long gone are those days. ANYWAYS I'm going to switch up my blog ... instead of JUST talking about books, I'm going to talk about books, food, and other wonderful things that make me smile. :) I'm a total foodie, I learned that about myself this year, I love food (maybe a bit too much).


Recently I JUST DISCOVERED NUTELLA! LIFE CHANGING. SERIOUSLY. For those of you who have never tried it, or don't know if you should (which I doubt there are many of to begin with anyways) TRY IT. :)

-M